Readings Study Guide 7_2 - Practice questions

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SECTION 1
Chapter 1
Chapter 22
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7

SECTION 2
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15

SECTION 3
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21

1. Which is the better digestive system to get the most nutrition while eating low quality plant diet in poor habitat where there is a lot of low nutritional value herbaceous material ?
   1. monogastric
   2. ruminant
   3. monogastric with a crop and gizzard
   4. cecal
2. How do mammalian herbivores digest cellulose in plant cell walls ?
   1. by having teeth with lots of grinding surfaces
   2. by keeping plant foods in their acid digestion stomachs for long periods of time
   3. they don't digest cellulose
   4. by using bacteria to break down cellulose for them
3. Which is the most important nutrient for animal growth ?
   1. carbohydrates
   2. sugars
   3. proteins
   4. vitamins
   5. carbon
4. The cecum and the remun both are responsible for the breakdown of plant materials (cellulose) by way of:
   1. very strong acids
   2. using grit or stones to grind up raw material
   3. destroy it with gamma rays
   4. plant toxins (secondary compounds)
   5. using anaerobic bacteria
5. How does edge produce a POSITIVE effect on wildlife populations (edge effect) ?
   1. increased species diversity where 2 or more habitats come together
   2. increased species abundance where 2 or more habitats come together
   3. increased densities of some species where 2 or more habitats come together
   4. all of the above
6. The amount of edge in the US. . .
   1. is 1000 km squared
   2. greater than it once was
   3. less than it once was
   4. related to endoplasmic reticulum
   5. is responsible for the increased levels of photosynthesis associated with winter trees
7. Which of the following would be expected to have the larges5t crop?
   1. a carnivorous bird
   2. a carnivorous mammal
   3. a herbivorous bird
   4. a herbivorous mammal
   5. a ruminant
8. Bacterial digestion accounts for 60 to 70% of the energy requirements for:
   1. ruminants
   2. dogs and other canids
   3. reptiles
   4. exothermic
   5. ungulates
9. The ___________________  is known as the true stomach in animals like the bison:
   1. omasum
   2. crop
   3. rumen
   4. organelle
   5. abomasum
10. The term refers to decreased metabolic rate and body temperature during periods of extreme heat:
    1. estivation
    2. hibernation
    3. immigration
    4. dethermalization
    5. detoxification